Before Queen was a combatant, he was first and foremost a scientist. Excluding the bug that was Vegapunk, he was one of the greatest scientists on the seas, so he was well suited to teach cultural studies.
But even such an outstanding scientist as Queen had to start from the very basics when teaching a group of children only a few years old.
"Come on, write this word ten times."
Queen sat lazily on the floor, a blackboard beside him. He wrote a word on it. "This word means soup. Add the rice cakes and red beans from before, and you get Oshiruko. This is the most important word in the world."
This was completely elementary school language class level.
And lower-grade language class at that! The kind that would even have phonetic annotations if there were textbooks!
What a waste of the expectations I had earlier.
This guy was even slipping personal propaganda into his lessons.
Still, Sirius silently picked up his pen and began copying.
Although he had inherited the original owner's memories, the original owner had only been an ordinary six-year-old child. Even if he had received some education, it had been limited. He truly did not recognize many characters.
Sirius had no intention of being illiterate. Only after mastering this language could he learn Ancient Text, so although he grumbled inwardly, he listened very attentively.
In fact, he was not the only one paying close attention. The others were equally absorbed.
Mainly because although Queen looked very unreliable, he really knew how to teach. He was humorous, always throwing out jokes in the middle of his lectures and making everyone laugh. The atmosphere in class was excellent.
Language class lasted about an hour and a half, followed by ten minutes of free time. Then came math, naturally beginning with basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
As for why they needed to learn math, Sirius had asked Queen. Queen's answer was that mathematics was the foundation of all science. Even if they did not pursue research in the future, navigation, an essential skill for pirates, also required mathematical knowledge.
All that could be said was that Onigashima's education system was very structured.
It was worth mentioning that once math class began, the faces of the ever-energetic Yamato and always-serious Jack fell. Yamato in particular constantly wore a bewildered expression.
After finishing another lesson point, Queen checked the time and casually tossed aside the chalk.
"Alright, class is over. Get lost and go eat, brats!"
Since there was no such thing as a school bell, dismissal depended entirely on when Teacher Queen felt like ending class.
But it seemed Teacher Queen did not have a habit of dragging out lessons.
"Finally, lunch! My head is spinning!"
Yamato, who had looked completely listless since math class began, instantly recovered her spirit. "Numbers really are hard to understand!"
"That's right." Jack nodded in deep agreement. "Math is a great enemy!"
Enemy my ass!
Wasn't this first-grade elementary school math?
Even if you were bad students, weren't you two taking it a little too far?
Sirius calmly closed his notebook.
Basic mathematics was naturally nothing to him. The important thing was language class. In that regard, he stood at the same starting line as Yamato and the others. It was something that required rote memorization.
Just as the group walked out of the room to get lunch—
"Oh, right. Brat, come here for a moment." Queen beckoned to Sirius.
Sirius was somewhat surprised, but he still walked over. "Uncle Queen, is there homework?"
"Homework? That's a good idea, but no."
Queen grinned. "Still, we can try it later."
Sirius's eye twitched. Had he opened Pandora's box or something?
"Kid, you can secrete poison, right?" Queen asked.
"That's correct."
Sirius nodded. It was not exactly a secret, so why bring it up now?
"Give me some."
Queen handed Sirius a beaker. Seeing his confused expression, he said, "I'm very interested in a deadly poison that can even take down Boss Kaido."
So he wanted to analyze his poison? Try to replicate it or develop an antidote?
Sirius hesitated. This poison was, after all, one of his trump cards.
Magellan's invincible Venom-Venom Fruit had been thoroughly countered by antidotes. That was a cautionary example!
Seeing Sirius's hesitation, Queen sneered. "Don't look down on me, kid! This is a good thing for you!"
"Once we thoroughly study your poison, we can determine whether its properties can be altered. Then we can try making all kinds of different poisons."
He glanced at Sirius. "You don't think one kind of poison is enough, do you?"
Sirius said nothing. He directly transformed into his Werewolf form, took the beaker from Queen's hand, opened his large mouth, and let Venom pour out, filling the beaker at once.
Handing the beaker back to Queen, Sirius asked, "Is this enough, Uncle Queen?"
Queen had made a lot of sense.
Although he could secrete poison, Sirius himself knew very little about it.
Forget producing other varieties of poison—Sirius still did not even know what effects his own poison had.
He really should understand his own ability properly.
Taking the beaker full of Venom from Sirius, Queen grinned with satisfaction. "Mwahahaha! Very good. I'll get results as soon as possible!"
"Maybe my Plague Calamity Bombs can evolve again too!"
Sirius did not care much about that. How could someone like Queen go to such lengths solely to help him? The Plague Calamity Bombs were the real objective.
"Uncle Queen, I can breathe fire too. Does that need to be studied?" Sirius asked expectantly.
If they were studying poison, not studying fire seemed a little unfair.
But Queen looked at him with disdain. "What kind of joke is that? What's there to study about fire? Who can't use that?"
Thinking about it, Sirius agreed.
Fire abilities seemed very common. There were far too many people on the seas who could use fire-based techniques. It was not some rare thing. Onigashima alone had five people who could use it, now or in the future: Kaido, King, Queen, Sirius, and the future Maria.
There really was nothing worth studying.
In one sentence, the Flame-Flame Fruit was so worthless even dogs would not eat it.
Queen suddenly began sizing Sirius up with a strange gaze, grinning oddly. "But if you're interested in Body Modification, kid, it's not like I can't help you!"
A chill ran down Sirius's spine. He suddenly remembered Queen's glorious feat from the manga of forcibly modifying a Brachiosaurus into a Brachiosnake. The modification that launched its head, neck, spine, and tail like a cannonball was truly not something a normal person could come up with.
"Haha, Yamato's calling me to eat."
Sirius gave a dry laugh and ran off in a flash.
He had better forget about that kind of modification.
Yamato and the other two were still waiting for Sirius outside.
When they saw him emerge, Yamato came over curiously. "Sirius, why did Uncle Queen keep you behind?"
A look of terror suddenly appeared on her face, as though she had recalled something frightening. "Did he make you stay and do math problems? That's terrifying!"
"Indeed." Jack nodded in deep agreement.
What exactly was so terrifying about that?
Sirius answered casually, "No. We discussed some Ability development matters."
"Ability?"
Yamato scratched her hair, looking somewhat envious. "That's nice. Sirius's ability is really powerful. I want an ability too."
"Then just have Uncle Kaido find one for you," Sirius said.
"But if I eat a Fruit, I won't be able to swim anymore..."
The four chatted as they headed toward the cafeteria.
When they arrived at the cafeteria, they ordered two tables full of food and sat down.
"You hadn't finished the story from earlier, right, Yamato?" Black Maria asked impatiently. "What happened after Oden met the Pirate King?"
Jack also sat upright, looking expectant.
The two had been completely captivated by the magnificent sea Yamato described.
Yamato was also very happy to share Oden's story, telling it while she ate.
Sirius, meanwhile, kept his head down and ate, only reminding and correcting Yamato whenever she could not remember something or got it wrong.
"That's so nice."
After Yamato finished another part of the story, Black Maria sighed. "Is the sea outside really that interesting?"
Jack also said longingly, "What a great adventure!"
"It's very interesting!" Yamato said with a grin. "That's why Sirius and I said we definitely have to go out to sea."
Then her eyes lit up as she looked at Black Maria and Jack. "Jack, Maria, why don't you come with us too? Let's set sail together!"
Black Maria's mouth opened slightly. She looked tempted, but then she waved her hands. "No, no. Lord Kaido has shown me great kindness. I still have to become a Courtesan to repay him."
Jack nodded repeatedly as well. "Me too! I have to repay Boss Kaido's kindness too!"
Sirius swallowed a piece of meat, reached for a large bone-in chunk of meat, and said, "Why not set sail after repaying Uncle Kaido's kindness? That's what I plan to do."
"Huh?"
Black Maria froze. "Can we do that?"
"Why not?" Sirius said casually. "Repaying Uncle Kaido's kindness and fulfilling your own dreams do not have to conflict."
Black Maria and Jack exchanged a glance.
After a long while, Jack finally said, "I—I want to help Boss Kaido become Pirate King."
"I, um, want to become Wano Country's number one Courtesan," Maria declared loudly.
"That's great. Everyone has something they want to do," Sirius said with a smile. "I only hope all our dreams can come true."
Jack and Black Maria seemed to let out sighs of relief.
After that, the atmosphere became a little strange.
Fortunately, Yamato could not read the room at all. She was disappointed to see Jack and Maria reject her suggestion, but she quickly pulled herself together and continued telling stories.
Children were quick to forget, and the atmosphere soon became harmonious again.
After lunch, they rested for a while before the afternoon lessons began.
When they arrived at the training ground, King was already waiting there.
King looked at Sirius. "Before afternoon training begins, we need to conduct a test on you, kid."
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